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Yo folks. Learn about it. In addition to being an awesome host and friend, Benni is also a dope emcee. She opened for Yo majesty in Philly, New York, Boston and Pittsburgh and killed it at every performance. I wish she could go on the whole tour, if not [...]

Hey cats, while O is away, Jazzie Wonder is gonna play. I will be spinning ‘mentals for MC’s making up rhymes on the spot. I think I have heard a few writtens but it is all how you sell it. There will be dancing. Jazzie Wonder will make you wiggle.

A home boy sent this my way and I thought I’d share. Funny ending. London does it better.

Those of you who know me personally know it’s unlike me to a) talk shit about people and b) make stupid sentences like this one. But damn man I’m not sure what’s going on here with this Yo Majesty business but someone has their shit all wrong and I’m going to get to the [...]

I got this friend, some may know him some may not, who’s pimply on the ones and twos and maintains a major hustle. He’s played along side, along with, movers and shakers such as Spank Rock, Sega, Tittsworth and Dave Nada, Klever, South Rakkas Crew, Small Town Djs and a slew of other cats [...]

Necroticism Descanting The Insalubrious[1991]
Tracklisting
1. Inpropagation
2. Corporal Jigsore Quandary
3. Symposium Of Sickness
4. Pedigree Butchery
5. Incarnated Solvent Abuse
6. Carneous Cacoffiny
7. Lavaging Expectorate Of Lysergide Composition
8. Forensic ClinicismThe Sanguine Article
Necroticism Descanting The Insalubrious[1991][320].zip (110MB)

I stayed up way to late AFTER the after party with Culnsweet and Justin James at the music gym last night when i stumbled upon this. Enjoy.

NEW JACK SWING ERA – ‘88 – ‘91 pt 1.zip (352.5MB)
And for some true up to date sociological perspectives on New Jack Swing and the Era it grew up in visit http://www.njs4e.com.

Episode Five – Night People: seize the night from Eric Power on Vimeo.
This is the second of my two scenes in Night People: Seize the Night. We had recorded a good bit of other stuff but when this scene was shot, I thought he had stopped shooting. It was not much after Mardi Gras when [...]